A picture taken on April 18, 2010 shows US-made F-4 Phantom fighter jets flying during the Army Day parade in the Iranian capital Tehran. Iranian fighter jets struck Islamic State militants in eastern Iraq in recent days, the Pentagon said on December 2, 2014, signaling Tehran's determination to confront the jihadists and Washington's tacit partnership with arch-foe Iran. Iran acquired its F-4 fighters from the United States before the 1979 revolution that toppled the country's pro-US monarchy. Reuters
Iran Confirms It Carried Out Air Strikes Against Islamic State Extremists In Iraq -- The Guardian
Senior Iranian official says attacks were carried out in conjunction with Baghdad government and not US.
A senior Iranian official confirmed on Friday his country had conducted air strikes against Islamic State (Isis) extremists in Iraq, saying the action was carried out at the request of the Baghdad government but was not coordinated with the US.
The deputy foreign minister, Ebrahim Rahimpour said the purpose of the strikes was “the defence of the interests of our friends in Iraq” who he defined as the Baghdad government and the Kurdish autonomous region in the north of the country, who are both fighting the Isis movement.
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My Comment: I guess they realized that their previous denials were not convincing anyone.
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